But the deal overseen by Tillerson, whose confirmation hearings to become secretary of state begin Wednesday, defied U.S. foreign policy aims, placing the company’s financial interests above the American goal of creating a stable, cohesive Iraq. U.S. diplomats had asked Exxon and other firms to wait, fearing that such deals would undermine their credibility with Iraqi authorities and worsen ethnic tensions that had led Iraq to the brink of civil war.
How Exxon, under Rex Tillerson, won Iraqi oil fields and nearly lost Iraqhttps://t.co/a9eW1ZyoMS
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) 9 January 2017
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